Another great british company sold to the yanks (1 Viewer)

[mentaliss]

Bowers & Wilkins yes sold off but what am I thinking is'nt the Uk for sale to anyone

 

[hilldweller]

Good move. A very risky sector when the Chinese can sell similar at 10% of your price.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Good move. A very risky sector when the Chinese can sell similar at 10% of your price.

At least Meridian is still a UK company - their in car sound is superb.....

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[GJH]

Bowers & Wilkins yes sold off but what am I thinking is'nt the Uk for sale to anyone

Never heard of them before today.

 

[chaser]

Never heard of them before today.

Me neither , who are they?

 

[Zains Pops]

I think they are suppliers of up market AKA expensive sound systems. Offered as an upgrade on Jaguar Land Rovers.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[deleted-member02]

B & W have been producing some of the best speakers in the world for many years. Not my personal preference but they've always been respected by audiophiles as some of the best
Bluetooth speakers and car hi-fi are very much new additions and a significant step down in quality and price....
http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/

 

[My Dog Likes Fishing]

New one on me. Is it a rescue deal?

 

[Wildbill]

Don't think that many will even notice thay have gone.
How many people worked for them
Bill

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Techno]

Mine might appreciate in value then

 

[Techno]

Beautiful

 

[Techno]

This should be U shaped lounge BTW not motorhome chat

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Techno]

Good move. A very risky sector when the Chinese can sell similar at 10% of your price.

Like Bose Brian

 

[JeanLuc]

Not sure this has anything to do with 'the UK being for sale to anyone': I didn't know it was!
It is simply a commercial proposition. Could be good news for the B&W brand and its future development: http://www.whathifi.com/news/bowers-wilkins-sold-to-silicon-valley-start-undisclosed-sum

 

[Daz n Tina]

Mine might appreciate in value then
View attachment 105106

Not exactly beats by Dr dre, that's your street cred down the pan.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[scotjimland]

A 40-person startup run by a former Facebook executive has swallowed a 1,100-person company in an unusual deal..

On Tuesday, he plans to tell his 1,100 employees that he’s selling it to a tiny company that almost no one has heard of, run by a man he met just 30 days ago, reports The Independent.

http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/newswire/bowers-wilkins-sells-tiny-silicon-valley-start/

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Blimey, they are just down the road from me. My brother had a paint spaying contract with them many years ago, they paid VERY well !!!

 

[chaser]

Not exactly beats by Dr dre, that's your street cred down the pan.

When I first saw it, I thought it was just that,speakers in a toilet

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}